Each of the professional societies listed below holds regular meetings either in the U.S. or internationally and publishes papers in acoustics through either refereed journals or conference proceedings.  An extensive list of acoustical societies around the world is maintained by the Acoustical Society of America.

• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• American Academy of Audiology
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• ASME Noise Control and Acoustics Division
• Audio Engineering Society (AES)
• European Acoustics Association (EAA)
• IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC)
• Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA)
• Institute of Acoustics (IOA)
• International Commission for Acoustics
• International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV)
• International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE)
• International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)
• Russian Acoustical Society (RAS)